Active Parenting for Stepfamilies - a program for better parenting within a blended family

Getting married is the easy part! When a stepfamily
is formed, everyone needs to learn new rules: Mom and Dad need
to learn how to work together as a team. Children and teens must
adapt to changes. To avoid potential problems, everyone needs to build good relationships
with new family members, which can often be challenging. The following program is designed by Active Parenting as a program guide to making stepfamilies work.

Active Parenting for Stepfamilies is here to help! Use
this new video-based discussion program to help couples work
together to raise children within the challenging stepfamily environment.
With this program, you will learn solid step-family parenting advice and parenting tips such as when and how to use powerful communication
and negotiation skills to strengthen marriage and family. Designed
both for parents and stepparents, Active Parenting for Stepfamilies
is a great resource for foster parents, adoptive parents, single parents
and others affected by loss and change. The program combines
the knowledge of Active Parenting author Michael
Popkin and stepfamily expert Elizabeth
Einstein.

Different
parenting class formats will help you reach different groups!
Need a shorter step-parenting class? A "lunch
& learn" version of the program is available so
you can provide one-topic classes in under an hour. Mix and match
the topics as needed for blended family advice and quick tips.

The information is also available in a series of 6 self-contained
DVDs
that parents can watch at their leisure...perfect for resource
libraries. Our informational DVDs offer blended family parenting tips and act as resources for becoming a better parent. You can even arrange for broadcast
rights or to offer an online
video library to reach thousands of parents in their own
homes!

Leader
training will enhance your effectiveness
Although the Leader's Guide provides step-by-step instructions,
you may benefit from a Leader Training Workshop (LTW). At the
LTW, an experienced parent educator will tell you what works
and what doesn't.

Session V: From Power
Struggles and Anger to Courage and Self-Esteem
– The “FLAC” method of defusing power struggles
– Building courage and self-esteem
– Understanding children's anger
– Nurturing by encouragement

"Another good resource for community support groups."-Library Journal, 04/01/09

"Finally, two of the top experts teaching easy-to-learn,
practical stepfamily and parenting skills! This should be required
for anyone in a stepfamily or anyone even considering remarriage
with children."-Diane Sollee, MSW
Founder and Director, Coalition for Marriage, Family, and Couples
Education (SmartMarriages.com)

"A must-have teaching tool for the creation of successful
stepfamilies."-Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD
Author, Time for a Better Marriage

Looking
for trustworthy, effective parent education? Active Parenting
Publishers provides video-based parenting courses and
parenting programs to help parents rear responsible children
who are able to cope with life's challenges. Whether through a traditional
parenting class or an online parenting course,
parent educators find that the research-based Active Parenting programs
provide the right mix of information and entertainment to help put families
on the right track. This is parenting education designed
by an established psychologist, Dr. Michael H. Popkin, and based on sound
Adlerian psychological principles. Explore our web site for parenting
programs, parenting books, parenting videos, and more.